Sri Lanka · Men's 73 kg, December 2021
Sudesh Peiris
Sudesh Peiris is a weightlifter from Sri Lanka, born in 1985. The results below cover 13 competitions from 2008 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 290 kg
- Best snatch
- 130 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 161 kg
Sudesh Peiris's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg in 2008, 62 kg in 2010, 69 kg from 2011 to 2013, 62 kg from 2014 to 2015, 69 kg in 2016, 62 kg in 2016, 69 kg in 2016, 62 kg in 2017, 73 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 72.9 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 December 2021, 73 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2019 to 2021 | 130 | 160 | 290 |
| 62 kg2010 to 2017 | 123 | 152 | 273 |
| 69 kg2008 to 2016 | 129 | 161 | 288 |
Sudesh Peiris by the numbers
Sudesh Peiris's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 417.7
- From 273 kg at 61.68 kg bodyweight, 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 200th of 434
- 290 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 130 kg of 160 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 34
- Turned 34 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 13
- Of the other four: three with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Sudesh Peiris makes each attempt
Sudesh Peiris made 42% of snatch attempts and 48% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Sudesh Peiris head to head
The lifters Sudesh Peiris has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Sudesh Peiris ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gareth Evans |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Mohd Hafifi Mansor |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Won Jeong-Sik |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Indika Dissanayake | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Charles Ssekyaaya |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Sudesh Peiris's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 Also the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships | - | - | 73 kg | 72.9 | 127 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 28 | 290 | 73 kg | 72.95 | 130 | 160 | not taken | |||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.99 | 115 | |||||
| 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 | 2 | 288 | 69 kg | 68.94 | 122 | 127 | 155 | 161 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | - | - | 62 kg | 62 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 16 | 286 | 69 kg | 68.4 | 125 | 155 | 161 | |||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 29 | 263 | 62 kg | 61.68 | 118 | 145 | ||||
| 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2014 | 1 | 273 | 62 kg | 61.68 | 120 | 123 | 150 | |||
| 2013 Commonwealth Championships 24 Nov 2013 | - | No lifts | 69 kg | 68.06 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | 20 | 275 | 69 kg | 68.91 | 120 | 150 | 155 | |||
| 2011 Commonwealth Championships 10 Oct 2011 | 1 | 280 | 69 kg | 69 | 120 | 125 | 150 | 155 | ||
| 2010 Commonwealth Games 3 Oct 2010 | 3 | 272 | 62 kg | 61.85 | 115 | 120 | 152 | |||
| 2008 Asian Championships 26 Apr 2008 | 16 | 266 | 69 kg | 68.25 | 110 | 150 | 156 |
Compare Sudesh Peiris
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Sudesh Peiris met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.